Allan M. Gonsher
“Be Well.”
Author of “An Allowance is Not a Bribe” and an MSW graduate from
Columbia University in New York, Kids Inc Founder and president
Allan Gonsher is a registered Play Therapy Supervisor and member
of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, Association of Play
Therapy, and a Clinical Member of the American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy. Allan is an adjunct professor at Mid-
America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, and a guest lecturer
at the Hebrew University School of Social Work in Israel. Previously,
Allan taught at the University of Nebraska School of Social Work, Drake University, and Creighton
University. He is a contributing author to “101 Play Therapy Techniques” for his chapter, Popcorn
Walk, and to the book, "Assessment and Treatment Activities Volume Two" with the chapter The
Blanket. He has appeared as a guest writer in Ladies' Home Journal, Child Magazine, and The
Jewish Homemaker. Allan is a recipient of both the Nebraska Social Worker of the Year and
Nebraska Play Therapist of the Year awards. He is the founder of such organizations as Youth
Leadership in Omaha and the Nebraska Association of Play Therapy. Allan has presented several
times for Nefesh, an international organization for Orthodox Mental Health Professionals, and has
taught and supervised medical practitioners, counselors, and educators extensively regarding Play
Therapy internationally. In 1985, Allan launched Kids Inc, a specialized therapy organization, with
one vision in mind:
Helping Children Develop.
Today, Allan and his hand-chosen staff work with children, adolescents, and families in 2 Kids Inc
office locations in Omaha, Nebraska, and Overland Park, Kansas, with continuing expansion plans
for additional offices across the Midwest by 2010. With a focus on using specialized therapy care
to help children, adolescents, and families prosper emotionally, the multi-disciplinary staff of Kids
Inc works to identify short-term solutions and long-term strategies for people dealing with a variety
of concerns that can impede healthy development and happy living. A large focus of Kids Inc is to
use Play Therapy techniques and tailor therapy programs for a variety of unique concerns, from
aggression to academic problems.
For additional information on Kids Inc’s services or to set up a
free consultation to discuss a concern you or your child has, please
contact us. We are here to help…
On the Web....
Read Allan's "expert answer" to a question about children and money
on babycenter.com or his comments on children and dolls
in the article, "First Friends: Toddlers and Stuffed Animals"
on Parents.com
Author of “An Allowance is Not a Bribe” and an MSW graduate from
Columbia University in New York, Kids Inc Founder and president
Allan Gonsher is a registered Play Therapy Supervisor and member
of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, Association of Play
Therapy, and a Clinical Member of the American Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy. Allan is an adjunct professor at Mid-
America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas, and a guest lecturer
at the Hebrew University School of Social Work in Israel. Previously,
Allan taught at the University of Nebraska School of Social Work, Drake University, and Creighton
University. He is a contributing author to “101 Play Therapy Techniques” for his chapter, Popcorn
Walk, and to the book, "Assessment and Treatment Activities Volume Two" with the chapter The
Blanket. He has appeared as a guest writer in Ladies' Home Journal, Child Magazine, and The
Jewish Homemaker. Allan is a recipient of both the Nebraska Social Worker of the Year and
Nebraska Play Therapist of the Year awards. He is the founder of such organizations as Youth
Leadership in Omaha and the Nebraska Association of Play Therapy. Allan has presented several
times for Nefesh, an international organization for Orthodox Mental Health Professionals, and has
taught and supervised medical practitioners, counselors, and educators extensively regarding Play
Therapy internationally. In 1985, Allan launched Kids Inc, a specialized therapy organization, with
one vision in mind:
Helping Children Develop.
Today, Allan and his hand-chosen staff work with children, adolescents, and families in 2 Kids Inc
office locations in Omaha, Nebraska, and Overland Park, Kansas, with continuing expansion plans
for additional offices across the Midwest by 2010. With a focus on using specialized therapy care
to help children, adolescents, and families prosper emotionally, the multi-disciplinary staff of Kids
Inc works to identify short-term solutions and long-term strategies for people dealing with a variety
of concerns that can impede healthy development and happy living. A large focus of Kids Inc is to
use Play Therapy techniques and tailor therapy programs for a variety of unique concerns, from
aggression to academic problems.
For additional information on Kids Inc’s services or to set up a
free consultation to discuss a concern you or your child has, please
contact us. We are here to help…
On the Web....
Read Allan's "expert answer" to a question about children and money
on babycenter.com or his comments on children and dolls
in the article, "First Friends: Toddlers and Stuffed Animals"
on Parents.com
To purchase the book An Allowance is Not a Bribe: Stop by the Kids Inc office or visit www.amazon.com |
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